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Cassette

A Poem by Anna

I wanted to give yousomething.A handful of firefliesthat kept youglowing.Somethingprofound but warmand subtle.I wanted to give youLove.But I never cou..

I-35

A Poem by Anna

Twilight falls over the creaking treesthat groan and cry in October winds.You play with wildflowers and grass;braiding, weaving their stems andtearing..

Altaïr

A Poem by Anna

Amethyst sky descends onLilac and sandstoneTwilight calls for peaceAnd safetyIntruding in the sleepy dunesRotting for the moon.

Andrew

A Poem by Anna

Air that's misty, filled with saltNearing a sweetbriar bluff-Down in the cellars of manorsRemembered for cobwebs and dust-Even seagulls abandon this p..

Bourbon Graves

A Poem by Anna

Justice isn't in meOnly fire in my wakeHoly Hell is burningNothing left to take.What scrap of home lingersIn theNothing in myChest?Heaven don't accept..

Sammy

A Poem by Anna

Sacred lanterns burn toAshMother doesn't know my faceMonsters only know my placeYouth is wasted cash.

Begging Doesn't Count

A Poem by Anna

Your voice is raw from howlingin empty diner parking lots;under flickering red signsand unfamiliar neon bar lights.You're now dry of any tears;you've ..

Eden

A Poem by Anna

I asked him how much he loved me,he said, "more than life itself."I told him it was easy to die,he replied, "I love you to the pointof creation--if yo..

You Said

A Poem by Anna

You said, "whatever happens between us--"and I didn't hear the rest of it.I fell into all the things that could bewrong with us.They crawled through m..

Tear Catcher

A Poem by Anna

I realized that all I write aboutis you.It's not that you are the rootof all my suffering-but that you are alwayspresent in it.I hurt myselfwith blade..